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Topgun : an American story / Dan Pedersen ; [foreword by Darrell "Condor" Gary].

Pedersen, Dan, 1935- (author.).

Summary:

"The founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons program, aka "TOPGUN," shares the untold story of how he and eight other young pilots revolutionized the art of aerial combat and created the center for excellence and incubator of leadership that thrives to this day."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316416269
ISBN: 0316416266
Physical Description: xiv, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (various pages) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue. Palm Desert, California, 2018 -- Admission price -- First tribe -- The Navy way -- Fight club -- Where are the carriers? -- The path to disillusionment -- Yankee Station education -- Starting Topgun -- The original bros -- Secrets of the tribe -- Proof of concept -- Topgun goes to war -- The last missing man -- The peace that never was -- End of the Third Temple -- Return with honor -- Topgun and the Tomcat -- Black shoes -- The best and the last -- One more goodbye -- Saving Topgun -- Will we have to lose a war again? (or, Back to the future in an F-35) -- Topgun officers in charge and commanding officers.